Jennifer Toland’s Campus Notes

Wednesday

Dec 19, 2012 at 6:00 AM

By Jennifer Toland TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

The men’s lacrosse team recently took part in a “Just 1” book drive that helped raise money for breast cancer research and patient support. Proceeds from the book sales will go to benefit Books for Breast Cancer.

Freshman return specialist Kalif Raymond was named to the All-ECAC team. … Junior Josh Cintas was named to the All-Mid-Atlantic third team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. … The Holy Cross men’s lacrosse team is one of three Patriot League squads that will play in the inaugural Metropolitan Lacrosse Classic at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, on March 17. Colgate will play Michigan at 1 p.m., and Holy Cross will face Navy at 4.

Senior Hayley Zophin was named Commonwealth Coast Conference women’s basketball player of the Week. She averaged 21.5 points and 17 rebounds in two games. … Junior Ryan Sheehan was named CCC men’s basketball Player of the Week after scoring 28 points in a win over Worcester State.

Thirty-five students, including 14 student-athletes, and faculty adviser Deb Dexter are in Mandeville, La. (about an hour outside New Orleans) this week, working on two houses for Habitat for Humanity. Softball players Chiana Montesi and Veronica Coyle, women’s soccer player Lauren Frank, field hockey players Libbi Richardson, Athena Casarotto and Megan Reed, and Nate Martel, Jon Arnone, Ryan Mathie, Roger Blanchard, Eddy Milazzo, Seamus Gallagher, Steve Barker and Aaron Marshall from the football team are among the group’s members.

The honors continue to pour in for senior return specialist Graham Asum of Marlboro, who was named a D3football.com All-American. … Junior Dane Jobst of Athol was named MASCAC men’s basketball Player of the Week for the second time this season. Jobst averaged 26.5 points and 16.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week. … As part of a semester community service project, the women’s tennis team has helped donate almost 500 children’s and young adult chapter books to The CASA Project Inc. of Worcester.